October 23, 2011

West Bengal madrasas see conspiracy in Mamata’s affiliation offer

Kolkata: In a setback to West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s move to please Muslims, a representative body
of private religious madrasas in the state has rejected Mamata’s offer of
affiliation to 10,000 madrasas. West Bengal Rabeta Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia
rejected the offer saying there is a conspiracy to bring religious madrasas in
political fold.

“Muslim should be aware of the
government recognition offer for Islamic madrasas. Most of the Islamic madrasas
in West Bengal are following the syllabus of Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahir
Uloom Saharanpur. Any madrasa run by Rabeta will never take Government
recognition announced by the Chief Minister of West Bengal,” said Mufti Abul
Qasim Nomani, Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband.

Addressing a press conference here
on 13th October, Maulana Nomani said “If Government wants to do something leave
targeting Madrasa. Madrasa should have right to go their own way, destination
Islamic Education.”

“Religious Madrasa should not take
any Government Assistance. In Sachar Report we have seen only 4% Madrasa
students. The rest are going to school or modern education centres. Government
should take care of schools not Muslim-run Islamic Madarsa. Madrasas are
teaching Islamic lesson. We have right to teach Islamic Education and build
Islamic Educational Institution to our choice, which stated in Indian
Constituency. We will abide Indian Constituency not State run Government Rule,’
Maulana Nomani roared.

He and other leaders of West Bengal
Rabeta Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia questioned the affiliation offer of the CM by
raising the issue of the number of madrasas in the state. They said the largest
madrasa body Rabeta is running only 700 madrasas. So how will the govt get
10,000 madrasas in West Bengal?

Maulana Siddiqullah Chowdhury said
the declaration of recognition to 10000 Madrasas by Mamata Banerjee led West
Bengal Government is totally fake. Because there are not 10000 madrasas in West
Bengal right now. It is a conspiracy against Islamic education, he said.

In reply to a question about
Mamata’s claims that 90% of Muslim development issues has been covered
successfully, Chowdhury said, the people of West Bengal knows well, they are
doing nothing. This is a totally fake propaganda.

Principal of Mazahir Uloom
Saharanpur said: If Madrasas are willing government assistance then Islamic Lesson
might be dropped. So, Muslims should keep distance from Government Affiliation.

These eminent clerics and heads of
renowned madarasas in the country were speaking at a press conference called at
the end of two-day conference (12-13 Oct) of madrasas called by West Bengal
Rabeta Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia at Jamia Islamia Madani near Dumdum Airport in
Kolkata.

The conference was attended by
around 700 Madrasas from 19 districts of the state. Eminent figures who
featured the conference were Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani (Chancellor of Darul Uloom
Deoband and president of All India Rabeta Madaris-e-Islamia Arabia) Maulana
Shahid (Principal of Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur), Mufti Salman (Professor of
Jamia Shahi Muradabad) and Maulana Yusuf (Gujarat Darul Uloom). The conference
was presided over by Maulana Siddiqullah Chowdhury.

From deferent districts of West
Bengal lots of Islamic clerics and teachers attended the conference.

Some important points discussed at
the conference:

1. To make good relation among
Madrasas and should take care to build up coordination.

2. Rabeta Members will have an eye
on Anti-Madrasa campaign

3. To increase quality of learning
system-- Madrasa concern has to be taken special care.

4. To save Islamic Culture we have
to spread benefit of Islamic education in the society.

5. Darul Uloom Deoband and Jamiat
Ulama-e-Hind advised to keep safe distance from Government Financial help to
run the madrasa. Madrasa should follow as usual process to collect donation
form Muslim Community, society.

6. Govt of West Bengal declared to
give the government affiliation to the 10000 Madrasa in West Bengal. This is
the conspiracy to manage the Madrasa in political outfit. So, Madrasa should
not take any government recognition.